Y Combinator vs Squid Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Y Combinator
Access Y Combinator's extensive library of startup content, including YouTube videos, podcasts, and essays. It also serves as a mobile client for Hacker News, offering the latest startup news for founders and programmers. Additional features are available for YC-funded founders.
- Organized YC YouTube videos
- Startup School content
- On-the-go podcast listening
- Hacker News mobile client
- YC founder-only knowledge base
- Access Bookface feed and messages
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The Y Combinator App is your home for all things YC. It organizes all of YC's YouTube videos, podcasts, and essays. It's also a mobile client for Hacker News, the best startup news source for programmers and technical founders. For founders who have been funded by YC, it has additional features. For everyone: - Organizes all of YC's YouTube videos - the world's best content on startups - All of the content from Startup School - Listen to YC podcasts on the go - Read Hacker News - the best news source for programmers and technical founders For YC founders: - Access the Bookface feed - Access Bookface messages - Read the YC founder-only knowledge base
Squid Academy
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Structured esports learning platform for schools and universities. Students access lessons, assignments, and tournaments, while teachers manage classrooms, track progress, and deliver curriculum - all in one system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Y Combinator at every 8 days against Squid Academy's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Y Combinator ships an update every 8 days, Squid Academy every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Y Combinator | Squid Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Y Combinator | Squid Academy Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Y Combinator
No in-app purchases
Squid Academy
No in-app purchases
